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NPHS athletes sign with universities
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On Nov. 12, thousands of student athletes across the country signed a Letter of Intent to play their sport at the National College Athletic Association [NCAA] level. Four athletes from Newbury Park High School [NPHS] participated in the first National Signing Day, including Jack Laubacher for baseball, Sophia Grant for cross country and track…
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Winter signing event pushed to spring
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With having to balance school work, practices and social lives, student athletes constantly have a lot on their plates. The countless sacrifices are made worth it on signing day, celebrating with loved ones. Due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and the small number of signees, Winter signing day was forced to be canceled.…
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Colleges reward athletes’ hard work
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It was crowded in the gym on Feb. 7, with over 20 athletes sitting at long tables and over a hundred people surrounding them. That afternoon however, there were no basketball, volleyball or wrestling matches– this was a celebration of the culmination of years of athletic struggle. These athletes no longer were just NPHS…
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College bound students strive for excellence on and off the field
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Fourteen athletes stood on the stage in the quad and announced where they were going to college this Wednesday, Feb. 1. Everyone watched as these top athletes accepted offers to their dream colleges on National Signing Day. Twins Madison and Skyler Wood, seniors, committed to University of California (UC), Davis for golf. “I absolutely…
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Signing up for the future
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For the few future collegiate athletes across the country, Feb. 3rd was not an ordinary Wednesday. It was National Signing Day, a day of relief and relaxation, as after the long recruitment process high school athletes are officially committed to their schools. Ashley Kolosky, senior, is a soccer player committed to the University of…